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nate22 · 27-03-2007, 13:57

Someone stole our site including ALL the portfolio artwork. Ridiculous! The site itself isn't very standards compliant and other reasons... but I guess whoever stole the site must be somewhere in the mid-CSS learning range, too...

See for yourself:

OURS: 22 GRAPHICS

STOLEN: PS PRINT & DESIGN | ONLINE PORTFOLIO

So, the boss called 'em up and they are in California, not Ontario as it is listed on their site.

Not sure how to go about forcing them to stop, so I would like to post it to as many "site theft" websites as possible.

sub · 27-03-2007, 14:00

Contact their hosting provider.
That should at least get the site taken down - worked for me.

oli · 27-03-2007, 14:03

Pirated Sites!! Aaarrgghh... (new server)

nate22 · 27-03-2007, 14:15

Ah yeah, Pirated Sites is what I was thinking of... wow, looks like that site died?! It was so useful!

Thanks, I reported it to their host-- freakin' BRAVENET! I have a feeling they're a bunch of nobodies just experimenting with code. No real company would host on bravenet.

oli · 27-03-2007, 14:20

File a dmca

nate22 · 27-03-2007, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by oli

File a dmca

I just read up a little on that over at Google... it seems risky if they hire a lawyer to somehow get them "off the hook" that means we'd have to fork over $$ for lawyer's fees. It says there that one company was unsuccessful and had to pay $100,000.

Monkey_Business · 27-03-2007, 14:44

Ontario, CA is in California...

I'd say..f-them up by trying to email their actual clients if they don't respond to you..or explain why or if they are just experimenting with something.

The main domain is shakerevents.com. Maybe that'll help piss them off.

Revenge is sweet.

nate22 · 27-03-2007, 14:49

Wow, I didn't realize there's an Ontario in California! I contacted abuse@bravenet (ha!) and I also just sent an email threatening them with a dmca and pointed him to this website: Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Monkey_Business · 27-03-2007, 14:49

not hard to prove the case. The source code flat out says they copied the site...lol

nate22 · 27-03-2007, 14:57

Awesome! Thanks! The guy just responded to me "I BAUGHT THE SITE FROM YEW YORK LAST YEAR ITS PAID FOR NEXT 5 YEARS, I WILL E-MAIL YOU THE CONTRACT OK."

:-D

I responded, "I don't know what that means, but it's our website and whoever "sold" it to you has sold you stolen goods.

Just remove the stolen content. Thanks."

Monkey_Business · 27-03-2007, 15:04

Since he's into stolen material..I wonder if it included a rolex with a Gucci bag.

nate22 · 27-03-2007, 15:04

well well well, the site is gone.

oli · 27-03-2007, 15:05

dont worry about filing a dmca - as long as you have the original files and can prove you were the original designer you'll have no problems at all.

edit: Yep they've taken the site down.
All is well again!

Dusteh · 28-03-2007, 12:23

Another cunt busted.

27-03-2007, 13:57	#1 (permalink)
nate22 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 86	Someone stole my site - where can I post it to embarrass them? Someone stole our site including ALL the portfolio artwork. Ridiculous! The site itself isn't very standards compliant and other reasons... but I guess whoever stole the site must be somewhere in the mid-CSS learning range, too... See for yourself: OURS: 22 GRAPHICS STOLEN: PS PRINT & DESIGN \| ONLINE PORTFOLIO So, the boss called 'em up and they are in California, not Ontario as it is listed on their site. Not sure how to go about forcing them to stop, so I would like to post it to as many "site theft" websites as possible. Last edited by nate22 : 02-04-2007 at 14:11.

27-03-2007, 14:00	#2 (permalink)
sub Shitcasket™ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 4,860	Contact their hosting provider. That should at least get the site taken down - worked for me. __________________ DT: LinkedIn \| Twitter \| Flickr \| FaceBook

27-03-2007, 14:03	#3 (permalink)
oli Low flying star™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England.™ Posts: 10,018	Pirated Sites!! Aaarrgghh... (new server) __________________ Linked In :: Last.fm :: Twitter me ..................

27-03-2007, 14:20	#5 (permalink)
oli Low flying star™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England.™ Posts: 10,018	File a dmca __________________ Linked In :: Last.fm :: Twitter me ..................

27-03-2007, 15:05	#13 (permalink)
oli Low flying star™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England.™ Posts: 10,018	dont worry about filing a dmca - as long as you have the original files and can prove you were the original designer you'll have no problems at all. edit: Yep they've taken the site down. All is well again! __________________ Linked In :: Last.fm :: Twitter me ..................

27-03-2007, 14:15	#4 (permalink)
nate22 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 86	Ah yeah, Pirated Sites is what I was thinking of... wow, looks like that site died?! It was so useful! Thanks, I reported it to their host-- freakin' BRAVENET! I have a feeling they're a bunch of nobodies just experimenting with code. No real company would host on bravenet.

27-03-2007, 14:44	#7 (permalink)
Monkey_Business Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 51	Ontario, CA is in California... I'd say..f-them up by trying to email their actual clients if they don't respond to you..or explain why or if they are just experimenting with something. The main domain is shakerevents.com. Maybe that'll help piss them off. Revenge is sweet.

27-03-2007, 14:49	#8 (permalink)
nate22 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 86	Wow, I didn't realize there's an Ontario in California! I contacted abuse@bravenet (ha!) and I also just sent an email threatening them with a dmca and pointed him to this website: Digital Millennium Copyright Act

27-03-2007, 14:49	#9 (permalink)
Monkey_Business Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 51	not hard to prove the case. The source code flat out says they copied the site...lol <!-- Mirrored from 22graphics.com/ by HTTrack Website Copier/3.x [XR&CO'2006], Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:11:25 GMT -->

27-03-2007, 14:57	#10 (permalink)
nate22 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 86	Awesome! Thanks! The guy just responded to me "I BAUGHT THE SITE FROM YEW YORK LAST YEAR ITS PAID FOR NEXT 5 YEARS, I WILL E-MAIL YOU THE CONTRACT OK." :-D I responded, "I don't know what that means, but it's our website and whoever "sold" it to you has sold you stolen goods. Just remove the stolen content. Thanks."

27-03-2007, 15:04	#11 (permalink)
Monkey_Business Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 51	Since he's into stolen material..I wonder if it included a rolex with a Gucci bag.

27-03-2007, 15:04	#12 (permalink)
nate22 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 86	well well well, the site is gone.

28-03-2007, 12:23	#14 (permalink)
Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,413	Another cunt busted. __________________ unconsolidated isoparms

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